I chuckled. “Of course I can. But I think it’s Emilia who cannot. Why are you still here? Shouldn’t you be kneeling before her and kissing her feet at this hour?”
He snarled at my words. “You always felt like you’re the only one who’s right!” He bared his teeth at me, disregarding his tone. “Perhaps you forgot if only you weren’t as clingy as a leech, I would have never been with you!”
I blew out a breath. “So who’s the leech now?”
Jonathan’s blink of shock made him punch the wall once. “I only said yes to you because you always annoyed me back when we were in college.”
“Oh yes, you’re the dazzling heartthrob back then. The soon-to-be Alpha. I should consider myself extremely lucky to be with you.” My sarcasm was off the charts. It seems it’s what he wanted to say anyway so I just finished it for him.
“You’re unbelievable,” he spat.
“Am I?” I scanned him from head to toe. “Before you hurl insults at someone, make sure you yourself aren’t worthy to be insulted by the same insults too.”
His words, his expression, his actions...they no longer hurt that much. I’m used to hearing and seeing those things. That’s why I broke up with him and rejected him.
I’m no longer a fool. Even a fool in love has its limits.
The silence between us is more deafening than his loud uneven breaths, the clenching and unfurling of his fingers into a fist.
We just stood there by the foyer, staring at each other like some bulls debating who’s going to charge first.
Alpha Jonathan exhaled, "I went with Emilia today. Don't you have anything to say about that?"
My brows met. “Do I have to?” I shrugged and walked towards the living room. “I think that’s great. You finally courted her after all those years of lying to yourself—and me.”
Jon looked at me beneath his shadowed gaze and laughed. “Well, if you’re done whining, Anastasia, then I’d better go. Emilia is waiting for me for dinner.”
“Good. Enjoy your meal and don’t come back if you don’t want to.” I was too tired to argue further that I just slumped on the couch.
I can feel Alpha Jonathan’s burning gaze at my back. Before I knew it, the slam of the front door echoed.
I did the same to my heart.
***
I was still awake late at night when I saw another post from Emilia: “I am always there for you when you need me.”
My blood boiled at seeing this and I can’t even focus on the notes Dr. Alex sent me.
But I forced myself to do so, and I did.